Basketball Roundup Braves beat Bengals, snap skid
The Flathead Braves (5-11 overall, 2-8 league) snapped an eight-game losing streak by taking down Helena High 65-58 at Flathead High School on Saturday afternoon in Western AA boys basketball action.
Three Flathead players scored in the double digits — Brett Thompson had 20 points, Gabe Adams 19 and Tannen Bell 11.
The Braves held a six-point edge on the Bengals at the half, 30-24, and outscored the visitors 35-30 after that.
For Helena (8-8, 6-5), Pierce Brown led the way with 16 points.
Helena High 5 19 9 21 – 58
Flathead 15 15 18 17 – 65
HELENA High – Alex Johnson 5, Hayden Ferguson 10, Canon Woodland 6, Pierce Brown 16, Logan Brown 3, Grady Koenig 1, Connor Murgel 11, Aiden Brow 2, Holden Jampson 4.
FLATHEAD – Tannen Bell 11, Cooper Smith 2, Seth Moon 6, Brian Wells 3, Blake Counts 4, Brett Thompson 20, Gabe Adams 19.
Helena Capital 64,
Glacier 38
Helena Capital (8-8, 5-5) topped the Glacier Wolfpack (5-11, 3-7) in Western AA play at Glacier High School.
Parker Johnson scored a game-high 16 points for Capital.
Trevor Swanson with 13 points and Brady Martin’s 11 were the other two Capital players to score in double digits.
Glacier managed one point in the second quarter and trailed by 16 points at the half.
Weston Price and Michael Schwarz were the Wolfpack’s high scorers, both with eight points.
Helena Capital 10 13 17 24 – 64
Glacier 6 1 11 20 – 38
GLACIER – Drew Deck 2, Weston Price 8, Cole Crosby 4, Christian Hensley 1, Drew Engellant 7, Jaxson Olsen 3, Kyle Buckingham 2, Michael Schwarz 8, Bret Michaels 3.
HELENA CAPITAL – Parker Johnston 16, Brady Martin 11, Cade Kidder 5, Bridger Grovom 5, Trevor Swanson 13, Shane Haller 4, Garrett Kueber 6, Peyton Koch 4.
Mission 80,
Stillwater Christian 30
ST. IGNATIUS — Lucas Vanderburg totaled 19 points in leading Mission to a nonconference romp over Stillwater Christian School.
Wacey McClure added 15 and Jacob Hugs chipped in 14 for Mission.
Connor Drish paced Stillwater with 13 points.
It was the final game of the regular season for Stillwater.
Stillwater will participate in the Montana Christian Athletic Association state tournament in Bozeman. That begins on Thursday.
Stillwater Christian 9 4 14 3 — 30
Mission 21 17 22 20 — 80
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Josh Venman 8, Blake Prewitt 5, Nicholas Sulzbacher 2, Eric Anderson 2, Connor Drish 13.
MISSION — Lucas Vanderburg 19, Jacob Hugs 14, Jordan Matt 9, Flint Mcherson 9, Wacey McClure 15, Darien Adams 3, Jedd Christy 9, Matt Anderson 2.
Bigfork 60,
Thompson Falls 38
THOMPSON FALLS — Bigfork rebounded from a slow start to crush Thompson Falls in a District 7B matchup.
Thompson Falls jumped out to a 15-8 first-quarter lead, but it was all Bigfork after that.
Bigfork led 28-24 at the half and closed with a 23-point fourth quarter.
Bigfork was led by
Clayton Reichenbach’s 19 points. Colton Reichenbach and Logan Gilliard both added 12.
Ryan Schraeder had 10 points to lead Thompson Falls.
Bigfork will compete in the Western B Divisional, which begins Wednesday in Ronan.
Bigfork 8 20 9 23 — 60
Thompson Falls 15 9 3 11 — 38
Thompson Falls — Nathan Schraeder 2, Grant Lundberg 9, Ben Beauchman 2, Ryan Schraeder 10, Brian Henry 6, Riley Riffle 9.
Bigfork — Anders Epperly 7, Clayton Reichenbach 19, Colton Reichenbach 12, Luke Schmit 5, Brady Thorness 3, Logan Gilliard 12, Randy Stultz 2.
Girls
Helena High 53,
Flathead 37
HELENA — Helena High (15-1, 9-1) rolled by the Flathead Bravettes (6-10, 2-8) in a Western AA matchup, a day after losing its first game of the season to the Glacier Wolfpack.
Jamie Pickens scored 15 points to pace Helena and Peyton Aasved had 12.
Taylor Henley topped Flathead with 12 points.
Flathead 9 6 15 7 – 37
Helena High 16 16 14 7 – 53
FLATHEAD – Taylor Henley 12, Jenna Johnson 11, Maddie Walter 4, Sadie Wilson 3, Rebecca Eacker 3, Kayla Martin 2, Bridget Cranley 2.
HELENA HIGH – Jamie Pickens 15, Payton Aasved 12, Paige Aasved 11, Emily Feller 4, McKenzie Plummer 4, Vanessa Walsh 3, Abby Marcille 2, Riley Thennis 2.
Helena Capital 41,
Glacier 32
HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack fell to Helena Capital in Western AA action, capping off a weekend in which it defeated top-ranked Helena High on Friday.
Paige Bartsch paced Capital (14-2, 8-2) with 14 points.
For Glacier (10-6, 6-4), Ellie Keller score 11 and Raley Shirey added six.
Glacier 5 6 12 9 – 32
Helena Capital 13 7 10 11 – 41
GLACIER – Ellie Keller 11, Raley Shirey 6, Kali Gulick 5, Aubrie Rademacher 4, Kaylee Fritz 3, Kaileigh Crawford 1, Kenzie Williams 1.
HELENA CAPITAL – Paige Bartsch 14, Emily Kidder 11, Sydney Sheridan 8, Dani Bartsch 5, Megan Lindbo 2, Nicole Ames 1.
Bigfork 33,
Thompson Falls 21
THOMPSON FALLS — Bigfork concluded regular-season play with a District 7B victory over Thompson Falls.
Isabella Santistevan tallied 10 points to pace Bigfork. The Valkyries outscored Thompson Falls 14-2 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Bigfork heads to the Western B Divisional in Ronan, which begins Wednesday.
Bigfork 8 5 6 14 — 33
Thompson Falls 3 12 4 2 — 21
Bigfork — Emma Berreth 7, Heidi Schneller 1, Jordan Nelson 1, Rakiah Grende 2, Isabella Santistevan 10, Meredith Bedford 2, Audrey Buenz 2, Ansleigh Edgerton 8.
Thompson Falls — Jody Detlaff 4, Megan Baxter 9, Elli Pardee 2, Faith Frields 2, Sarah Detlaff 4.
Mission 60,
Stillwater Christian 27
ST. IGNATIUS — Mission jumped on Stillwater early, taking a 15-2 lead in the opening quarter and 38-8 by the half for the easy nonconference win.
Addison Arlint topped Mission with 17 points. Selah Neumann paced Stillwater with 14.
This was the regular-season finale for Stillwater, who opens Montana Christian Athletic Association state tournament play on Thursday in Bozeman.
Stillwater Christian 2 6 8 11 — 27
Mission 15 23 15 7 — 60
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Cora Boll 2, Marae Tintzman 1, Madison Moreen 6, Helen Hashley 2, Selah Neumann 14, Abigail Hudson 2.
MISSION — Karolyna Buck 8, D. Garland 2, Afton Brander 10, C. Mitchell 4, Sydney Brander 11, Azia Umphrey 6, Addison Arlint 17.